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Graf, Nancy – Technology Connection, 1995
Provides guidelines for purchasing and installing CD-ROM technology in school libraries. Considerations include hardware and software selection and familiarity with new products. Two lists are provided that contain contact information for six companies and recommendations for six standard CD-ROM reference sources to include on a network. (JKP)
Descriptors: Computer Selection, Computer Software Selection, Criteria, Guidelines
Crowe, Linda; Light, Jane – Library Journal, 1994
Describes how a public library consortium jettisoned the Request for Proposal (RFP) process and used library staff, with some assistance from consultants, to evaluate new automation systems based on software demonstrations and Requests for Quotations (RFQ). The RFQ and RFP processes are compared. A sidebar article describes the financing plan.…
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Computer System Design, Costs, Integrated Library Systems
